This course covers lessons on sociological approaches,defintion classification of family,perspectives of family,concept of power,need for work,bases of religion,perspectives in sociology and ethnography in India.

COURSE DETAIL

S.No

Topic

1

What is sociology?

2

Sociological approaches

3

Nature of society: Individuals and groups

4

Cooperation and conflict

5

Family-I: Definition and classification of family

6

Family-II: Perspectives on family

7

State-I: Definition of state

8

State-II: State in India

9

State-III: The concept of power

10

State-IV: Functionalist and Marxist perspectives on power

11

Sociology of work-I: Need for work

12

Sociology of work-II: Social change and work

13

Sociology of work-III: Development and work

14

Sociology of work-IV: Capitalism and motivation for work

15

Religion-I: Social conditions and religious thought

16

Religion-II: Bases of religion

17

Religion-III: Forms of religious beliefs

18

What is sociology?

19

Religion-V: Religion and society

20

Religion-VI: Contributions of Marx and Weber

21

Education-I: Concept of education?

22

Education-II: Functions of education

23

Social stratification-I: Social inequality and stra

24

Social stratification-II: Explanations of social st

25

Social stratification-III: Theories and facts

26

Social stratification-IV: Stratification in India

27

Deviance-I: Concept of deviance

28

Deviance-II: Perspectives on deviance

29

Deviance-III: Theories of deviance

30

Social change-I: Definition of social change

31

Social change-II: Theories of social change

32

Social change-III: Social change in industrial soci

33

Social change-IV: Urbanization and related issues i

34

Population-I: Malthusian theory of population

35

Population-II: Population and Society

36

Perspectives in Sociology-I

37

Perspectives in Sociology-II

38

Social Problems and Theory

39

Sociological methods-I

40

Sociological methods-II: Ethnography

41

Sociological methods-III: Ethnography in India

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